PM holds phone talk with New Zealand’s Governor-General

Auckland (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that
Vietnam always treasures and wants to bolster ties with New Zealand during his
phone call with Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Patsy Reddy on March 13.

Informing the NZ leader of the outcomes of his talks with PM Jacinda Ardern,
the Vietnamese leader expressed his delight over the sound developments in the
two nations’ cooperation in the bilateral framework as well as at regional and
international forums, especially after both sides reached consensus on advancing
the comprehensive partnership toward the strategic partnership.

He noted that political trust and mutual understanding have been consolidated
through the exchanges of high-ranking delegations, thanked New Zealand for
backing Vietnam in the organisation of APEC Vietnam 2017 in Da Nang and
committed to sharing experience with New Zealand when the country hosts the
event in 2021.

The Governor-General of New Zealand, for her part, lauded the outcomes of the
talks between the two Prime Ministers, which gave out a line-up of orientations
to lift up the bilateral ties to a new height.

She agreed that both sides need to channel focus on education cooperation,
which helps enhance mutual understanding and promote people-to-people
exchanges.

Due to the pre-set working agenda, the Governor-General could not have a
meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.